a lot; plenty; abundant; exaggerated; grandiose
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
polite; courteous; hospitable
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
acting ability; talent as a performer
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
salty sea breeze; salt wind
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
revisiting; visiting again
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
rain cover; tarpaulin; covering against rain; taking shelter from rain
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
if you think about it; come to think of it
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to examine; to check; to inspect
to be in danger of; to be liable to
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
third stage; three stages
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)